Apparatus for decanting bottles



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. F. MOOG. APPARATUS FOR DEGANTING BOTTLES.

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APPARATUS FOR DEOANTING BOTTLES.

No? 485,050. Patented Oct. 25,1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRITZ MOOG, OF MULHEIM-ON-THE-MOSEL, GERMANY.

APPARATU 3 FOR DECANTI NG BOTTLES.

SPECIFIICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,050, datedOctober 25, 1892.

Application filed January 20, 1892- Serial No. 418,695. (No model.)Patented in Germany May 20, 1890, No. 55,755. and in Austria-HungaryJ'nne 22,1891,No.10,260 and No. 25,677.

Austria-Hungary, No. 10,260, Tom. 41, fol.

1858, and No. 25,677, dated June 22, 1891, XXV, 1665,) of which thefollowing is a specification.

The decanting-siphon forming the object of this invention, withconstrained guiding of the suction-tube, serves for shifting such winesor other liquids which are stored in hotties and have eliminated solidbodies in the shape of deposit or flakes into other bottles, while thisdeposit is left in the original bottles and the air shut out as much aspossible. Especially with wine this purpose could hitherto beaccomplished either not at all or in a very imperfect manner, not tospeak of the loss of material sustained. If the bottle is made to runout gradually either by, hand or with a kind of tilting-machine, alwayspart of the deposit, which is loose on the glass, not only on thebottom, but also at the sides and in the neck of the bottle, is takenalong with the wine. Moreover, in most cases the deposit gets loose bythe always-changed position of the bottle, is agitated, and muddles aproportionally-large quantity of the clear liquid, which quantity mustbe left as residue, thus causing considerable loss.

Another method of decanting consists in introducing by hand one end ofan ordinary siphon into the upright bottle and actuating the siphon bypressed-in air; also, with this method the taking along of troubledliquid and the loss in muddled liquid are unavoidable. Moreover, themanaging in an extensive concern of large quantities of bottles that arepreviously to be put upright for depositing is of great difficulty.

The improved device is represented in the accompanying drawings byFigure 1 in the initiatory position, and by Fig. 2 in the end position.Figs. 3, 4, and 5 represent detailed views of the device.

It consists principally of the bott1e-holder L, secured to an arm Vofthe stand, and the decanting-siphon proper V. The latter is revolubleabout pivot .2 of plate D, so that it can be shifted sidewise.

The decanting-siphon V consists of the guide-bearings M M, in which theguide-rod S can be moved forward and backward parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the bottle. The upper rectangularly-bent-up end Eof the guide-rod is bifurcated and has revolubly lodged therein a tube Afor receiving the suction-tube I'I. d

On the shaft of tube A is located a tongue 0, which is pressed outwardby pin 12, secured to the guide-rod with set-screw a and spiral springf,which serve to press the left end of the suction-tube downward as soonas the latter'is shifted by means of the guide-rod into the bottle andapproaches the bottom thereof.

As shown in the drawings, the liquid, in order to avoid the prematuredisturbing of the sediment, enters from above into the suction-tube. Theother longer shank of the siphon is formed by an india-rubber tube G,adapted to be closed by a little cock.

For decanting, the bottle as it is stored is placed slightly inclinedupward into the bot I tle-holder L, where it is held by hoop B andclamped in between the plate or cap G, adjustable by knob K and springF, and the the ring h, made according to the head of the bottle andlined with india-rubber, said ring leaving the whole month of the bottlefree.

For uncorking, the decanting siphon is shifted aside and anuncorking-machine, likewise secured to rod S, but not shown in thedrawings, is placed in front of the bottle. The cork having been drawn,the decantingsiphon is shifted before the mouth and the suction-tube putby means of guide-rod S for the greater part into the bottle. As thebottle is lying very flat, the small quantity of liquid displaced by thesuction-tube flows out, whereby the unavoidable drop of impurity arisingfrom the drawing of the cork is also removed. Through a small grooveattached to the ring it the drops flowing over are conducted into thereceptacle placed underneath. The siphon is set to work either bysuction with the mouth or, if this is to be avoided, by

an elastic ball inserted in the india-rubber.

tube. The liquid flows slowly and without perceptible movement throughthe siphon into the new bottle placed underneath. In a measure as thebottle gets empty the deposits adhering to the sides are indeedloosened, but remain coherent in the shape of a fine film and swim onthe surface, While the siphon sucks from the center of the liquid.

. When these impurities approach the end of the suction-tube, the latteris shifted wholly into the bottle, whereby it sinks down, as describedabove. The mouth of the tube being above, the liquid canbe drawnup to asmall rest. As soon as impuritiestend to enter the tube the little cockof I the ind-ia-rubber tube is closed and the suction-tube pulledout-otthe bottle. liquid and from then actuates itself-assoon as thecock is opened. It, the residueis-filtered, it can in most cases serveto fill those new bottles which have J not become quite full, so thatthe loss isalmost The advantages of the improved device are, first, acomplete separation,=hitherto unat- Said tube remains filled with.tained, of the deposit from the clear liquid;

F, the cap G,the hoop B, and the arm V with the suction-tube H of adecanting-siphon, guided by means of guide-rod S in the guidebearingsaMM, attached to plate D and held by tube A, turning in the bifurcatedbent-up end E and provided with tongue 0, pin 19, screw a,--and springf, as and for the purpose specified Y v V I i FRITZ MOOG.

Witnesses:

SIBILLA LANG, H, A.- MAXWELL.

